Utah is a weird place. It has a really strong sales culture, which is great if you’re building something which requires personal relationship management and building relationships of trust. Utah’s Mormon heritage is largely responsible for this. In fact, the term Building

I wrote this in 2011 shortly after Steve Jobs' death. I’ve always found whales to be really endearing. In elementary school, my teacher told me that whales were among our closest animal brethren in the seas. They also live for about 50-75 years,

[ed 2019: I need to update this one drastically.] Think about the promise of the Valley. Rampant hiring. Early-stage capital freely flowing to countless companies. Catered lunches and dinners. Worthy engineers treated like royalty (or worse, ninja / pirate / rockstars). While some companies do fit